La belle Verte

Είδος: Κωμωδία
Γλώσσα: Γαλλικά
Υπότιτλοι: Ελληνικά & English
Χρονολογία: 1996, Fr 

Σκηνοθεσία: C. Serreau
Διάρκεια: 90'

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115650/






Once again I am struck by the original talent of Coline Serreau, who shows in "la Belle Verte", in a very simple and yet beautifully profound way, all the insane sides of humanity. Very much unlike her later film "Chaos" (2001) ,the choice of style and expression for "La Belle Verte" is a very undemanding form of comedy, which gives the movie an altogether very light tone, totally free of complexions and not at all inviting to intellectual debate. She simply points to the almost ridiculously obvious differences between a life of beauty and respect of life and one of disease, stress and egoic battle. Interesting is off course also to see the director herself in the leading part. Merci Madame! 

-Henrik Ajax

Born into this (Bukowski)

Είδος: Ντοκιμαντέρ
Γλώσσα: English
Υπότιτλοι: Ελληνικά
Χρονολογία: 2003, US
Σκηνοθεσία: J. Dullaghan
Διάρκεια: 115'

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342150/












This is an extraordinary documentary, capturing Bukowski in the 1970's and 1980's mostly, telling the story of his incredible life and alternatively capturing private moments that define him as well as defy his reputation. The film uses interviews of those that lived with him and knew him to portray a man that waded through an interpersonal sewer of a life, only to conquer the literary world on his own terms and make a decent living from it to boot. It's the story of a man, a writer, who just lived life as it presented itself to him. He had an unflinching ability to face the realities of his life with charm, wisdom, and a determination that even he would not be able to recognize. Whether he spoke of his upbringing, his drinking, his laziness, his unattractiveness, his women, and especially about love, death and sex, he remained steadfast in his cynicism laced with humor, much like the comic artist Robert Crumb. Most of the highlights in the film occur when Bukowski is either conversing or reading his own work. He reads his own work in a world weary tone of voice that possesses a cadence that seems to say he's tired of it all. Just then though, he hits us with another gem, another truth about ourselves and the world around us. If you like Bukowski, see this at all costs.

Author: CitizenCaine from Las Vegas, Nevada

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Είδος: Ταινία
Γλώσσα: English
Υπότιτλοι: Αγγλικά
Χρονολογία: 1968, US

Σκηνοθεσία: Robert Ellis Miller
Διάρκεια: 124'

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063050/

Author: lilybear5923 from CA

A story of one man's isolation from others by the fact of being a deaf-mute individual with apparently only one true friend (another deaf-mute whom he love's like a brother). In spite of this physical disability he becomes an important part of all the other characters involved by being a confidant and sounding board for their lives. His patience and quiet concern and attention allows them to sort through their own motives and problems and come to an understanding of them.

Unfortunately because of this disability he remains isolated from being able to take comfort from them when he needs it most. The HEART of the story. To be able to give so much and yet still be denied the love and understanding of the very people you have helped so much.

A wonderful and introspective movie about feelings and motivations. View it if you can. 

Waste Land

Είδος: Ντοκιμαντέρ
Γλώσσα: Portuguese, English
Υπότιτλοι: English
Χρονολογία: 2010, Brasil / U.K.
Σκηνοθεσία: L. Walker, K. Harley
Διάρκεια: 99'

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1268204/

An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the heights of international art stardom. Vik collaborates with the brilliant catadores, pickers of recyclable materials, true Shakespearean characters who live and work in the garbage quoting Machiavelli and showing us how to recycle ourselves. 

Persepolis

Είδος: Ταινία κινουμένων σχεδίων
Γλώσσα: Γαλλικά
Υπότιτλοι: Ελληνικά
Χρονολογία: 2007, Fr 

Σκηνοθεσία: V. Paronnaud, M. Satrapi
Διάρκεια: 96'

 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808417/

Η αυτοβιογραφία της Marjane Satrapi από την ομώνυμη εικονογραφημένη δουλειά της. Η ενηλικίωση της στο Ιράν και στην Ευρώπη και ο δύσκολος δρόμος προς την προσωπική ελευθερία. Δοσμένα με χιούμορ, ευφυΐα, αυτοσαρκασμό και χωρίς συμβιβασμούς.

Author:Graham Inglis from Paris, France

I came out of this movie feeling as if I knew Marjane Satrapi. The way in which the story is told is fantastic - it really is as if you're reading her journal. As she grows up from being a young girl to an adult, at each age the story is told with a corresponding maturity, and highlighting things which seem like very personal memories. As a young girl, the stories she is told are very black and white, and as she gets older the complexity increases, which is exactly what you would expect. Although there is lots of political activity, she makes fun of herself and highlights her own shortcomings as much as she highlights the repressive elements in her homeland. By telling of her own experiences it really is extremely easy to see how so much of it is common to a whole generation of Iranians. Her love of her family and her country came across very strongly, and you really felt as if she had laid herself bare. A moving and entertaining movie as much as it is educational about post-1979 Iran.

Bab'Aziz - The Prince That Contemplated His Soul

Είδος: Ταινία
Γλώσσα: Αραβικά/Περσικά
Υπότιτλοι: Αγγλικά
Χρονολογία: 2005, Iran/Tunisia
Σκηνοθεσία: Nacer Khemir
Διάρκεια: 96'

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395461/

Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul is the story of a blind dervish named Bab'Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty years. With faith as their only guide, the two journey for days through the expansive, barren landscape. To keep Ishtar entertained, Bab'Aziz relays the ancient tale of a prince who relinquished his realm in order to remain next to a small pool in the desert, staring into its depths while contemplating his soul. As the tale of the prince unfolds, the two encounter other travelers with stories of their own--including Osman, who longs for the beautiful woman he met at the bottom of a well, and Zaid, who searches for the ravishing young woman who fled from him after being seduced by his songs. A fairytale-like story of longing and belonging, filmed in the enchanting and ever-shifting sandscapes of Tunisia and Iran. The film facilitates the viewer's transit from the material world outside to the spiritual world within.

The Bicycle Thief (Κλέφτης Ποδηλάτων)

Είδος: Ταινία
Γλώσσα: Ιταλικά
Υπότιτλοι: Αγγλικά
Χρονολογία: 1948, Italy
Σκηνοθεσία: Vittorio de Sica
Διάρκεια: 93'


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040522/




A man and his son search for a stolen bicycle vital for his job.